High Point, NC Housing Market & City Data

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112,791
Population Estimate
$151,311
Median Home Value
93.1%
Employment Rate
31.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$171
Median Listing Price$316,975
Median Days on Market55
Active Listings409
New Listings136
Total Listings (Active + Pending)542
Avg Listing Price$342,464
Avg Listing Price Change MoM4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY1%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.21
Family Dual Income48.6
Median Household Income$47,234
Median Individual Income$25,854
Home Ownership54.8%
Home Value$151,311
Median Rent$879
Rent Burden33.5%
Poverty17.8%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED15.4%
  • Highschool Education23.9%
  • Some College29.3%
  • Bachelors Degree20.7%
  • Graduate Degree10.6%
  • Total College or Above31.3%
  • Stem Degree41.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.2%
  • Female52.8%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married42.0%
  • Divorced15.9%
  • Never Married36.6%
  • Widowed5.6%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityHigh Point
State IDNC
Population112,791

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1827.6%
19–2914.2%
30–3912.5%
40–4913.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.5%
60–6910.0%
70–796.2%
80+3.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation62.2%
Unemployment Rate6.9%
Disabled13.0%

ETHNICITY

White49.5%
Black35.9%
Asian7.7%
Native American0.6%
Pacific Islander0.1%
Other3.0%
Multiple3.3%

OTHER

Hispanic10.1%
Limited English3.8%
Health Uninsured10.7%
Veteran7.0%

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Neighborhoods in High Point, NC

Get to know neighborhoods in High Point, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Emerywood Forest, High Point

    Emerywood Forest ↗

    Median asking price
    $399,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    17
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Oak Hollow Estates, High Point

    Oak Hollow Estates ↗

    Median asking price
    $275,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    17
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Emerywood, High Point

    Emerywood ↗

    Median asking price
    $229,900
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    17
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    2.5/10 · 4 schools

  • Shorewood, High Point

    Shorewood ↗

    Median asking price
    $332,200
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    13
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Ledford Oaks, High Point

    Ledford Oaks ↗

    Median asking price
    $268,250
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    10
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.